AFIFest: The Universal Theory – Sci-fi Noir
Timm Kröger’s The Universal Theory (Die Theorie von Allem) opens with a brief segment of a 1974 TV...
Tag: noir
Nightmare Alley – Dark human nature
?Take a look at yourself, sinner.? That sign in a carnival funhouse should be a warning to viewers...
Shining Darkness on Truth: 1on1 with Albert Shin (DISAPPEARANCE ON CLIFTON HILL)
Written and directed by Albert Shin, Disappearance at Clifton Hill tells the story of Abby (Tuppence Middleton), a pathological liar who returns home only to discover that her family?s motel on Niagara?s famous (and...
I Am the Night – TV Noir
TNT?s limited series I Am the Night is a large dose of noir for the small screen. It is moody and ominous, but with a certain moral light flickering amidst overwhelming darkness that envelops the story. It is the kind of story that will eat the characters alive.
Stopping TRAFFIK: 1on1 with Deon Taylor (writer/director, TRAFFIK)
In his latest film, Traffik, writer/director Deon Taylor tells the story of Brea (Paula Patton), a struggling journalist looking for a big story. When she and her boyfriend John (Omar Epps) travel to the mountains for a romantic...
The Whole Truth – Amid a Mountain of Lies
The film (as films noir often do) peels back layer after layer of truth and lies. That creates a setting for considering the morality (or lack thereof) of telling the truth in a world that seems to be built on a foundation of falsehood.
Manhattan Night – A Twisted Tale of Twisted People
Manhattan Night is a trip back into the feel of classic noir. This film has the hard-nosed, soft-hearted protagonist pulled into a world of twisted characters and a very twisted plot by a femme fatale. He must try to set things right without losing either all that he holds as valuable or his life.
Tuesday at Newport Beach Film Festival
It was a dark and moody day at the festival. The day opened with Call of the Void a noirish tale of love and madness.